Today was the official presentation of the Bethany House of Hospitality Community Garden. We welcomed many newcomers and enjoyed healthy refreshments from the Crisis Ministry and smoothies from David and Linda’s Fender Blender, as well as chocolate cookies baked by Pastor Nina and tied with seed packages as favors for our guests.
We’ve been eating so well from the Bethany House of Hospitality Community Garden – basil, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, Swiss chard, red (and yellow!) tomatoes, and more to come.
On Monday, July 2, we went on a tour of Trenton, starting at South Riverwalk Park and finishing at Trenton Social.
On Monday, July 9, our Vespers Service was on motivations for service. We read “The Limits of Charity,” by David Hilfiker, who asked whether “our works of charity impede the realization of justice in our society” because they do “little to change the wider social and political systems that sustain injustice.” We also read “Letter to a Young Activist,” by Thomas Merton, who advised that we should “not depend on the hope of results” but rather hope “in God, who is making something good out of [what we do] in some way we cannot see.”
On Wednesday, July 18, Urban Mission Cabinet Inc. officially presented the Bethany House of Hospitality Community Garden.
On Monday, July 30, we had our last Vespers Service for the 2011-2012 term. First we enjoyed salad and chili courtesy of Pastor Nina on the front porch; then we had a drumming session led by Linda.
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